Dev Remix Credited To

This is an attempt to collate my thoughts regarding the use of this
method of listing remix credits. My short answer to this is we should
not bother using this "[Credited To]" method, and simply list the
credits in a straightforward manner.

"We are getting too complicated. If it is making your head hurt, and my
head hurt, imagine what it's like for a new submitter.

Simply: if the credit is on the release, it is valid to be entered as
such.

There is no guideline for [Credited To], and situations such as this,
and it is arguable that it is even needed at all. [Credited To] was
meant to try to clarify things, but in these type of cases, for
submission, moderation, and viewing, it seemingly is just serving to
confuse things.

I don't see a problem with just listing them all in a straightforward
manner:

"The problem I see is it will still not allow us to separate these
things, even if we wanted to, because we are still unable to extract any
solid difference from the many different and inconsistent examples on
releases out there:

The remix name is an artist name, no other credits -\> Remix credit
to Artist

The remix name is not an artist name, artist is credited as
remixer -\> Remix credit to Artist

The remix name is an artist, same artist is credited as remixer -\>
Remix credit to Artist

In all these cases, we are extracting the same information, and not
differentiating between them. Now we move onto the grey area. It is
important to remember that no record company is consistent in how these
things are labeled and credited:

The remix name is an artist, different artist is credited as
remixer -\> Remix credit to all Artists (maybe with the Credited To
being used)

What is being argued here is that the final example there cannot nullify
the first three examples, IOW if we extract the remix artist from ANY
titles, we should do that for ALL titles, whether there are separate
(usually individual) artist credits or not. Further, we cannot guarantee
that, even if we tried to separate things out like such:

Remix Title Artist

Remix Smallprint Artist

we still couldn't draw any conclusions that they should be listed
separately or together, as the method used by labels and artists varies
wildly. This leads me to conclude that the current method of listing
both is acceptable, for the sake of consistency and maximum information.
I also think that when we get a band name in the title, and individual
or subset of the band credited in the small print, we could most of the
time interpret this as "Liam Howlett Remix for The Prodigy", IOW the
artist is happy to release the remix in the name of the band, but is
legally taking credit for the creation of the remix."